Costa Mesa City Council
One incumbent and eight challengers are running for two spots on the five-member council. The Daily Pilot asked each candidate the same three questions:
1) Based on the decisions of this most recent council, do you think this...

Costa Mesa voters saw an odd pairing of political candidates in their mailboxes this week when they received a flier promoting conservative Mayor Jim Righeimer with a slate of heavy-hitting Democrats up for election.
Gov. Jerry Brown topped the list,...

Michelle Steel cruised to victory Tuesday in her race against Assemblyman Allan Mansoor for the District 2 seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Mansoor, of Costa Mesa, and Steel, of Surfside, were vying for the spot currently held by termed-...

Huntington Beach Mayor Matthew Harper scored an easy win Tuesday over Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry in the race for the 74th Assembly District seat.
"To have this kind of a win, and like-minded people winning across the country and legislative...

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As the election season starts to wind up, and mail-in ballots hit mailboxes, it's time for voters to make their choices.
Having interviewed candidates running for council seats in both cities, the 74th Assembly District and the 2nd Supervisorial District, and hosted four Feet to the Fire Forums, I've had an interesting perspective.
Will Newport's mayor, Rush Hill, prevail over newcomer Marshall "Duffy" Duffield, who recently had quadruple bypass heart surgery (and is said to be recovering nicely)?...

Costa Mesa Councilwoman Wendy Leece has endorsed Suzanne Savary in her run for the 48th Congressional District seat.
Savary, of Newport Beach, is a Democrat; Leece is a Republican.
"I applaud council member Leece for urging moderates of all stripes to line up behind my candidacy and reasonable and responsive leadership in the coastal 48th Congressional District," Savary said in a news release.
Leece, who is termed out of the council after two four-year terms, ran for the 48th seat in the June primary...

Responding to howls from angry residents, the Seal Beach City Council voted unanimously Monday night to begin trapping and euthanizing coyotes.
The feral canines have been linked to several pet deaths in the small beach town on the Orange County/Los Angeles County line.
"I'm for trapping them, just period," City Councilman Gary Miller said. "Trap them. I think the people have suffered long enough, and it's time we take action."
Traps will be set for four weeks, said David San Filippo, field manager...

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Another turn in the increasingly testy race to represent the state's 74th Assembly District is forcing local politicians to grapple with a bigger question: What makes an endorsement?
As Orange County Republicans find themselves squaring off against their GOP compatriots more frequently, thanks to the state's "top-two" open primary system, which allows same-party candidates to square off in November, experts say that what was once a relatively uncomplicated show of support has become a fuzzier concept....

Diana Carey, who fought against an unpopular proposal to add toll lanes to the 405 Freeway in Orange County, has been named the 2014 Woman of the Year for state Assembly District 74.
Carey, a Westminster councilwoman and the I-405 Freeway Corridor Cities representative for Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Rossmoor and her city, received the honor at a recent ceremony in the state Capitol in Sacramento.
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa), who also opposed...

What do the words "taxpayer advocate" mean to Orange County voters?
What about "businesswoman?"
That's what's at issue in a lawsuit Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) filed earlier this month alleging that one of his opponents in a June race for the Orange County Board of Supervisors has misrepresented herself on the ballot.
Michelle Steel, a member of the state Board of Equalization, spends most of her days neither advocating on taxpayers' behalf nor running a business, a petition filed in...

The California Republican Assembly has endorsed Michelle Steel for Orange County supervisor.
Steel, a Surfside resident and vice chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization, hopes to replace John Moorlach on the Board of Supervisors. He is termed out and running for the 45th Congressional District seat.
"Michelle is a great conservative leader, she has a proven record standing up for taxpayers, and we need more leaders like her in local government. That's why she earned our support," the...